Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 633 · 40 questions

Communication tip (One voice at a time): Polite turn-taking: waiting for a pause, raising your hand, saying “Sorry, go on”, letting all speak once, keeping your turn short. Interrupting: talking over someone, finishing their sentence, shouting the answer, cutting in with a joke, hogging the whole talk. Polite way in: “Can I say something when you finish?” Fair talking time: share equally = minutes ÷ children (24 minutes, 4 children → 6 minutes each); time left = total − time used.

1. 1.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
2. 2.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) keep talking (b) ignore her (c) ask what she thinks (d) change seats
3. 3.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.⏱️ A family meeting lasts 17 minutes. Ananya speaks for 6 minutes, Vihaan for 3 minutes and Tara for 2 minutes. Kabir uses all the time left. How many minutes does Kabir get?
5. 5.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 21 minutes. Ananya speaks for 6 minutes, Vihaan for 6 minutes and Ishaan for 5 minutes. Kabir uses all the time left. How many minutes does Kabir get?
6. 6.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
7. 7.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) finishing their sentence (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) letting all speak once (d) waiting for a pause
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) hogging the whole talk (c) talking over someone (d) shouting the answer
10. 10.⏱️ A book-club chat lasts 18 minutes. Ishaan speaks for 3 minutes, Diya for 6 minutes and Arjun for 3 minutes. Meera uses all the time left. How many minutes does Meera get?
11. 11.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
13. 13.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
16. 16.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) talking over someone (c) waiting for a pause (d) cutting in with a joke
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) hogging the whole talk (c) cutting in with a joke (d) waiting for a pause
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) cutting in with a joke (c) keeping your turn short (d) hogging the whole talk
21. 21.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
22. 22.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) keeping your turn short (d) asking “Can I add?”
23. 23.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) keeping your turn short (c) talking over someone (d) jumping in mid-sentence
24. 24.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) shout your name (b) stand on the desk (c) raise your hand (d) tap the teacher
25. 25.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) cutting in with a joke (c) raising your hand (d) jumping in mid-sentence
27. 27.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
28. 28.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so nobody speaks (b) so you can leave (c) to sound clever (d) so all get a turn
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) talking over someone (c) keeping your turn short (d) raising your hand
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) letting all speak once (c) shouting the answer (d) finishing their sentence
31. 31.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) nothing at all (b) “Whatever.” (c) “Sorry, go on.” (d) “My turn now.”
32. 32.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
33. 33.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
34. 34.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
35. 35.🗣️ In a 20-minute circle time, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
36. 36.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) letting all speak once (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) talking over someone
37. 37.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) letting all speak once (d) keeping your turn short
39. 39.🗣️ In a 12-minute class meeting, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
40. 40.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking

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